MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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